CNN Review: Skyward Sword is proof Legend of Zelda needs a refresh

This is one series that can keep fans happy with its familiar concepts and characters. But the new game's minor tweaks don't inject new energy into the franchise. I wonder where Nintendo can take "Zelda" next without considering some radical changes.

Each Zelda adventure is a whole new adventure and they all have somthing that keeps them unique and fresh. Ocarina of Time has future and past Majoras Mask had mask to use Wind Waker had a huge sea to travel with amazing visuals Twilihgt Princess was darker and you were able to transform into a wolf with new gameplay mechanics

What isn't unique about a game that requires thought and innumerable uses of new play mechanics to create a world vibrant and full of substance. As a person who's been a long time fan of this I can say there is little that needs updating and to anyone who's followed the series sees that sometimes tiny tweaks enable a game to feel brand new. This is exactly the case with skyward sword. If we had motion based games like this at wiis launch noone would be pissing on the wii games right now.

If you're a Zelda fan, don't bother reading this guy's review, because his thoughts are completely irrelevant to you.

If you're new to the franchise, don't bother reading this guy's review, because Zelda is awesome, and Skyward Sword is an amazing first Zelda to play.

If you've played Zelda before, and didn't really like it all that much, and, for some wierd reason, were hoping that it would change into something you did like... read this review, because that's exactly where this guy is coming from.

My question is... why bother to write a review for the people who aren't going to read it in the first place?

I think the next game should be more like Majora's Mask (without the three-day cycle of course). Give us a main story, but also lots of character-driven side-quests that take a long time to complete. If there's something I've missed in the recent LoZ games, it's the focus on characters that Majora's Mask had.

Pozzle is right, Majora's Mask only had a handful of side quests but they were awesome and made its world more lively, then look at Spirit Tracks, that turned out to be a disaster, my god, those side quests sucked...

haha, best zelda game by far. Screw you COD lovers, your gun and knife wont put this beast of a game down. I put BF3, skyrim adnd batman aside to play this on my dolphin and its FUCKING amazing. The others dont even compare, i have cried of how beautiful this is

Besides pacing because the whole game is a dungeon and a boring world (due to first issue), Skyward Sword is easily a great title.

Anyways, this guy doesn't seem to know a thing about Zelda series besides OoT. He mentions that SS is supposed to be a prequel to OoT then states it makes little sense since SS' Link looks older than other Links... seriously? He doesn't even know the basics of the series? And he's complaining the series needs a reboot? Really? I guess he was expecting to play Link as a toddler.

Unless someone actually played a majority of the Zelda games, they cannot talk about a reboot. Dude probably plays Madden and MW3 every year like they're the best games ever.

Clearly another writer who does not play either zelda games or wii. These are the people who's opinions you should ignore on this.

I have the game and it is one of the best in the franchise if not the best., I am 24 hours into this game and only just halfway in. At this point I would have beaten OOT twice, windwaker once, link to the past 3 times, twilight princess i'd be 3/4 in. It is one of the most vast and challenging of the titles I've ever played and it looks, plays, and sounds perfectly. Those hours flew by because the mechanics are always changing and upgrading keeping you going deeper into the title. This is what I want these games to be like this point forward.

In the internet age, everyone is a critic. Of course, I'm all for people having opinions and I'm all for people voicing those opinions. But for someone so ignorant to have a platform of this scale is tragic.

Besides his ignorance, his inability to write particularly well is infuriating. I could forgive his terrible writing if the opinions therein were of worth, or even his ignorance if it were presented coherently, though would condone neither when preaching to such a huge audience- as is the case with CNN.